# sic vs six

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sic
*adverb · IPA /sɪk/ · frequency rank #12,684*
Thus; as written; used to indicate, for example, that text is being quoted as it is from the source.

### six
*num · IPA /sɪks/ · frequency rank #519*
A numerical value equal to 6; the number following five and preceding seven. This number of dots: (••••••).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sic-vs-six